We asked sleep experts and people who struggle with sleep to put this technique to the test. The results may surprise you.

If you're anything like me, you fall asleep in specific stages. First is wind-down time, where I'll read a book, watch a show, or scroll on my phone (even though I know it's bad for me). This lets my ...

Sign up for CNN’s Sleep, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide has helpful hints to achieve better sleep. When Dr. Luc Beaudoin was an undergraduate ...

Do you have a favorite sleeping position, or do you kind of just collapse into bed and go with the flow? The shape you take when you lie down to rest at the end of the day may seem meaningless, but it ...

One in three adults don’t get enough sleep – and the consequences may be deadly. Drowsy driving contributes to hundreds of deaths in the U.S. each year and tens of thousands of crashes, according to ...

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I prefer to sleep in pitch darkness and absolute silence, which I am on the record about, but I never really get to do it. My partner can't sleep without the TV on, I've never dated anyone who values ...

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You’re drifting off to sleep, floating in that hazy realm between wakefulness and dreams, when suddenly—BAM!—your body jerks violently as if you’ve been dropped from a height. Your heart races, you’re ...